[Info-vax] Ghostscript and HTML Browser on X86

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/15/2022 8:13 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 12/15/22 19:27, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 12/15/2022 9:43 AM, Andreas Gruhl wrote:
>>> Your assumption seems true. None of the links that I found is still 
>>> alive.
>>> Would be great, if you could help me.
>>
>> It should be possible to get it.
>>
>> HP distributed the binary. The source code is under MPL.
>> MPL require anyone providing a binary also providing
>> the source.
>>
>> So HPE cannot say no.
> 
> But they can say that being as they are no longer in that
> line of business they no longer have binaries or sources.
> 
>>
>> But finding someone in HPE that understands MPL, knows where the
>> source is and has authority to make it available may not be easy.
> 
> See my comment above.  :-)

I don't think that argument would fly in court.

(disclaimer: I am not a lawyer)

COMPAQ and HP took some open source software, modified it
and build it and delivered to their customers. That
process created some legal obligation due to the
license (MPL).

I do not expect legal obligations for businesses to
disappear just because they since have dropped out
of the market where the obligation was made.

Arne